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If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted
as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.
-- Orville Wright
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I came in 2nd in the shot as I was projected to. Not as far
as I
wanted, but it was 8 points for the team!
However, there were some very positive signs in the meet
for me. I threw 2 feet over my best stand and I had a
big warm-up. These are good signs. We have the NCAA Regional
Championships @ BYU followed by the NCAA Championship held -- at one of my
favorite places -- Sacramento!
So, there is a lot to prepare for in the future --- but today,
I am
resting and
writing this K-Mail for you.
I did learn something that was quite amusing and a bit surprising. Although
SC has long dominated or shared many events with UCLA, there has been
one event in
which no Trojan in at least the last 16 years has beaten a Bruin in a dual meet.
Yep, it was the women's shot!
I am glad I could break that jinx! :)
My gift to Troy!
Fight ON !!!
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Here is part of my
'support team' in Eugene!
Karla is on the right, Jana (my father's
cousin) is in the middle and Aunt Helen is
on the left.
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Our 'Names' were our numbers!
Dad said they did it the same way in his last conference championship
held at the coliseum in 1974.
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Women's Shot Put Finals!
CLICK for MY Shot Throw At Eugene!
(large file -- high quality)
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Sarah Stevens Arizona State 17.42m 10
15.54m 17.42m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL
2 Karen Freberg
USC 16.93m (55-6.5) 8
15.88m 16.52m 16.93m 16.73m 16.87m FOUL
3 Jessica Pressley Arizona State 16.59m 6
FOUL 15.14m 16.55m 15.79m 16.59m 16.38m
4 Melissa Yunghans Stanford 15.75m 5
15.50m FOUL FOUL 15.75m FOUL 15.02m
5 Kelechi Anyanwu California 14.69m 4
14.17m 14.69m 14.56m 14.15m FOUL FOUL
6 Emilee Strot California 14.68m 3
FOUL 13.70m FOUL 14.28m FOUL 14.68m
7 Daisy Van Ravenswaay California 14.54m 2
14.15m FOUL 14.54m FOUL FOUL 14.12m
8 Kamaiya Warren UCLA 14.47m 1
FOUL FOUL 14.37m FOUL 14.47m FOUL
9 Michaela Wallerstedt Stanford 13.79m
12.97m FOUL 13.79m FOUL FOUL 13.63m
10 Sheree Ellis Washington 13.42m
FOUL 13.42m FOUL
11 Jessica Zita Wash State 11.00m
FOUL FOUL 11.00m
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Here we are at the introductions in the
women's shot put!
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Karla caught me in my 'reverse' at the
end of the throw!
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Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you never
can fly.
-- Ivan Pavlov
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The posted final results of the
women's shot put .
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The three medallists with me on the
far left.
I was competing in my third conference and I was on the medal stand once
again.
Here's how I have done so far:
Pac 10 -- Runner-Up
SEC -- 2 time Champion
WAC -- Champion
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Eugene—Track Capital of
the USA
It was so exciting
to compete at the University of Oregon with over 7,000 fans
in the stands who are all cheering for the athletes. It was
really neat to
go into restaurants and have people come up to you and want to talk
about
track and wishing you good luck. We were all really impressed to see
all of the
billboards around Eugene featuring athletes for the Pac 10
Championships.
They even have a pizza place named Tracktown Pizza!
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Creative minds have always been known to survive
any kind of bad training.
Anna Freud
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